Taj Mahmud Amroti | |
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Born | 1857 |
Died | 1929 |
Religion | Islam |
Taj Mahmūd Amrōtī (Sindhi: مولانا سيد تاج محمود امروٽي, Urdu: مولانا سید تاج محمود امروٹی) (born in Deewani village, Khairpur, Sindh, 1857; died 1929) was a scholar, fighter against British control of India, and educationalist. He led the "Reshmi Roomal" and "Hijrat Movement" of protest emigration to Afghanistan.[1] Amroti helped Khilafat Movement of Turkish Khilafat / Khalifah by sending financial help and troops of his followers, force named as Junood-e-Rabbani i.e. the Forces of Allah.[2][3]
Amroti translated the Qurʾān into Sindhi, gave lectures, wrote books of poetry, and edited the monthly journal Ikhwān-ul-Muslimīn.[citation needed] A proponent of the non-cooperation movement in India, he was a leader of the Khilafat Movement and a founding member of Jamʿiyyat-i ʿUlamā-i Hind.[4]
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